Window-screen and screen-guide.



R H.GEMENY & R.REED.

WINDOW SCREEN AND SCREEN GUIDE.

APPUCAUON FnED MAY24,191&

1,21 9,817. Patented Mar. 20, 1917.

TD STATES PATET OFFICE.

RICHARD H. GEMENY AND RUFUS REED, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

WINDOW-SCREEN AND SCREEN-GUIDE.

Speccaton of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 20, 191'?.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that we, RICHARD H. GEMENY and Roni-Is REED, citizens of theUnited States, residing' at llashingtomin the District of Columbia, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Window- Screens andScreen-Guides; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled'in the art to which it appertains to make and use vthesame. t

Our inventionconsists in thel novel fea tures hereinafter described,reference being had to the accompanying drawing in which we haveillustrated one forni of our invention selected by us for purposes ofillustration, and the said invention is fully disclosed in the followingdescription and claims.

Referring to the drawing; j

Figure lis an elevation of awindow frame having our improved'adjustablesliding window screen attached thereto by means of an improvedextensible frame.

Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view taken on line 2 2 ofFig. l.

Fig. 3 is a detail perspective showing the lower portion of one of thesliding screen supports and also illustrating the manner of adjustablysecuring the screen thereto.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged transverse horizontal sectional view of thescreenand support taken on line 4 4 of Fig. l. i

Fig. 5 is a detail showing the construction of one of the Vadjustablerods of the sliding screen frame.

Fig. 6 is a detail perspective illustrating the manner of applying ashade bracket to one of the extensible frame blocks.

Window screens, as used heretofore, were made either extensible toengage the sash have defects which render them impractical.

For instance, in attaching these screens, it

is necessary to nail the screen guide strips to the wood of the windowframe thus marring the wood and in damp weather, owing to the swell ofthe wooden strips, the screen` will not slide freely. Again thesesliding screens will not remain in raised position as no means has beendevised for holding the same in such position.

It is to obviate these defects in the screens heretofore used, that wehave devised our improved sliding and adjustable screen and extensiblescreen support or frame.

Our invention contemplates the provision of an extensible support for asliding, laterally adjustable screen, which may be attached to differentsized window frames in an expeditious manner and without marring thewoodwork of the frames.

One of the obj ects of our invention, is to provide an improved slidingscreen frame which may be'entirely removed with the screen, from thewindow frame, when it .is desired to store said frame and screen,without leavingany indication on the window frame at the points ofattachment.

yA further object is`to provide a sliding screen which may be held indierent vertical positions and which may be securely locked whendesired. The screen may be locked in its lowest position when the windowsashes'are raised, or it may be secured in its upper position, if it isdesired to leave understood, the present invention resides inv thecombination and arrangement of parts,

`and in the details of construction hereinafter described, it beingunderstood that 1 changes in the precise embodiment of the inventionherein disclosed, can be made within the scope of what is claimed,without departing from the spirit of the invention or sacrificing any ofits advantages.

In the drawings, l represents an ordinary window frame in which ourimproved screen 2 slides on our novel extensible frame 3.

The extensible frame 3 consists of upper corner blocks 4 and lowercorner blocks 5, which preferably have certain of their surfaces padded,as shown at 6, to prevent de- Cri facement of the window frame. Verticalextensible rods 7 connect the lower blocks with the upper ones andhorizontal extensible rods 8 connect the upper and lower blocks to eachother. These rods are all of the same construction, so that thedescription of one will cover all. las best shown in Fig. 5, the rodsconsist of two parts 9 and 1() connected together by a ferrule 11, thepart 9 being' freely rotatable in the ferrule and the part 10 beingpreferably fixed to the ferrule by a pin 12. The free end of the part 10is screw threaded, as shown at 13, for engagement with the screwthreaded wall of a hole in the corner block, while the free end of thepart 9 is rotatably mounted in the opposite block.

lWhen it is desired to attach the frame 3 to a window frame the upperand lower blocks and their connecting cross rods 8, are first attachedby inserting the blocks within the window frame and then inserting atool in the apertures 1st of the parts 10 of the rods and turning saidparts 10 until the rods lengthen sufficiently to cause the blocks 11 and5 to snugly engage the corners of the window frame. After this has beendone, the upper ends of the vertical rods 7 are inserted in apertures inthe upper blocks 4: and the lower portions of said rods, or the parts 10are screwed into the lower blocks 5. Then the parts 10 have been screweddown far enough, the lower ends of the parts 9 are slipped into theferrules 11 and the parts 9 turned inthe opposite direction until therods are locked in place.

Before attaching the vertical rods 7 of the extensible frame 3 to thewindow frame it is necessary to place the guides 15 of the slidingscreen supports 16 on said rods and also attach the screen 2 to saidsupports.

Each of these screen supports 16, is formed from a single sheet ofmetal, which is bent vertically to provide a rear portion 17, havinglateral extensions 18 at its top and bottom, a side portion 19, whichlies close enough to the window frame to prevent the passage of insects,and a front portion 20, which is provided at its upper and lowerportions with lateral extensions 21. The extensions 21 of the frontportions 2O of the screen supports are bent back on themselves to formaprons 22, which are slotted at 23, for a purpose hereinafter described.

The screen 2 is provided at its top and bottom with horizontal channelguides 24 and with aprons 25, which are formed of single pieces ofmetal, as clearly shown in Fig. l. In attaching the screen 2 to thescreen supports 16, the extensions 18 and 21 are inserted in the channelguides 24 and the horizontal portions of the guides 21work in the slots23, while the aprons 22 snugly engage the rear surfacesof the aprons 25.From the foregoing, it will be seen that the screen supports 16 ineffect form extensions of the screen 2, so that the width of said screenmay be varied to fit windows of different widths.

The screen may be locked in either raised or lowered position whendesired by means of the locking screw 26, which works in a screwthreaded orifice in one of the screen supports 16, for engagement withone of the vertical rods 7, and when the screen is in either up or downposition, the aprons conceal the blocks l or 5, as the case may be andalso form a tight joint with the window frame. 'f

Should our improved device be used in windows 'having shade brackets onthe inside of the frame, said brackets may be removed, and a slightlymodified form of bracket 30 may be inserted in a countersunk portion ofthe outer sides of the upper blocks, as best shown in Fig. 6. Tosecurely hold the brackets 3() in the blocks, pins 31 may be passed intothe blocks through apertures in the brackets. A

XVe intend to employ rods 9 of diderent lengths and screens 2 ofdifferent widths, so that the frame 3 may be made to fit any sizewindow, and the screens may be used with any sized frame.

What we claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. Thecombination with a rectangular frame, of members frictionally engagingthe corners thereof, extensible rods connecting pairs of said membersand holding them in contact with the corners of said frame, and frame,carrying insect proof material, mounted on said rods.

2. The combination with a window frame, of blocks frictionally engagingthe corners thereof, extensible rods connecting pairs of said blocks andholding them in contact with the corners of said frame, and a windowscreen slidably mounted on said rods.

43. The combination with a window frame, of blocks frictionally engagingthe corners thereof, extensible rods connecting said blocks and holdingthem in contact with said frame, screen supports slidably 1nounted oncertain of said rods, and a window screen freely mounted in saidsupports.

4. 1he combination with a window frame, of blocks frictionally engaging'the corners thereof, rods having screw threaded engagement with saidblocks and carrying ferruls, other rods rotatably mounted in the blocksand engaging said ferrules, and a window screen slidably mounted oncertain of said rods.

5. TheY combination with guide rods, of screen supports slidably mountedthereon, a screen adjustably carried by said supports, and means forlocking one of said screen supports to one of said guide rods.

6. The combination with a window frame,

of an eXtensible frame having blocks in frictional engagement with thecorners of the Window frame, and an extensible Window screen slidablymounted on the extensible frame.

7. The combination with guide rods, of screen supports having verticalaprons slidably mounted on said rods, and a screen provided withvertical aprons adapted to act with said support aprons for closing aspace beneath the screen.

8. The combination with guide rods, of screen supports slidably mountedthereon and provided with vertical aprons having horizontal slots, and ascreen provided With channel guides adapted to adjustably engage saidsupports, the horizontal portions of the channel guides being adapted toslide in said apron slots.

9. The combination with guide rods, of screen supports slidably mountedthereon and each consisting of a sheet of metal bent to form a. front,rear and side portion, one of said portions having its extremities bentto form aprons having slots formed therein, a screen provided atopposite sides with aprons and channel guides, the horizontal portion ofthe channel guides being adapted to slide in said slots, and means forlocking said supports upon said guide rods.

In testimony whereof, We afiiX our signatures.

RICHARD H. GEMENY. RUFUS REED..

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